Test 11 · ★★★ · Saying sorry and making amends: Zacchaeus pays back Ethan's friend says, "Your mum said sorry to you? That's weird, grown-ups don't do that." What is accurate?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: friend, mum, That, grown ups · What happens: say, be, grow, not do · To what, where: you, that · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 11 · ★★★ of lesson 90 «Saying sorry and making amends: Zacchaeus pays back» of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: the test at school .
The question Sentence 1: Ethan's friend says, "Your mum said sorry to you?
nmod:poss case nsubj punct punct nmod:poss nsubj parataxis xcomp case obl punct root Ethan PROPN 's PART friend NOUN says VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Your PRON mum NOUN said VERB sorry ADJ to ADP you PRON ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ethan Ethan PROPN Number=Sing 3 friend nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Ethan case 3 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 says punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 9 said punct 7 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 mum nmod:poss 8 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 9 said nsubj 9 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 says parataxis 10 sorry sorry ADJ Degree=Pos 9 said xcomp 11 to to ADP _ 12 you case 12 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 said obl 13 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: ask present Ethan's friend vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 say speech: apologize in a quote past Your mum you sorry property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to you=Recipient
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Sentence 2: That's weird, grown-ups don't do that."
nsubj cop punct amod punct nsubj aux advmod parataxis obj punct punct root That PRON 's AUX weird ADJ , PUNCT grown VERB - PUNCT ups NOUN do AUX n't PART do VERB that PRON . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 weird nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 weird cop 3 weird weird ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 weird punct 5 grown grow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 ups amod 6 - - PUNCT _ 5 grown punct 7 ups up NOUN Number=Plur 10 do nsubj 8 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 do aux 9 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 10 do advmod 10 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 weird parataxis 11 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 10 do obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 weird punct 13 " " PUNCT _ 3 weird punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present That weird property tree rules 2 grow participle vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 not do present · do-support grown ups that vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality
Sentence 3: What is accurate?
nsubj cop punct root What PRON is AUX accurate ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 3 accurate nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 accurate cop 3 accurate accurate ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 accurate punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present accurate property tree rules
The options Option 1 Grown-ups are never supposed to say sorry, because it makes children lose respect
The tree, 14 words amod punct nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod mark xcomp xcomp punct mark nsubj conj obj xcomp obj root Grown VERB - PUNCT ups NOUN are AUX never ADV supposed VERB to PART say VERB sorry ADJ , PUNCT because SCONJ it PRON makes VERB children NOUN lose VERB respect NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grown grow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 ups amod 2 - - PUNCT _ 1 Grown punct 3 ups up NOUN Number=Plur 6 supposed nsubj:pass 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 supposed aux:pass 5 never never ADV PronType=Neg 6 supposed advmod 6 supposed suppose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 to to PART _ 8 say mark 8 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 supposed xcomp 9 sorry sorry ADJ Degree=Pos 8 say xcomp 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 makes punct 11 because because SCONJ _ 13 makes mark 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 makes nsubj 13 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 supposed conj 14 children child NOUN Number=Plur 13 makes obj 15 lose lose VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 makes xcomp 16 respect respect NOUN Number=Sing 15 lose obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 grow participle vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 not suppose present · passive Grown ups vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute clause=Theme 3 say speech: apologize to-infinitive sorry property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 4 make present it children tree rules 5 lose infinitive children not said here respect vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent respect=Eventuality
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer Christians believe everyone needs forgiveness, the parent no less than the child
nsubj nsubj ccomp obj punct det conj advmod advmod case det obl root Christians PROPN believe VERB everyone PRON needs VERB forgiveness NOUN , PUNCT the DET parent NOUN no ADV less ADV than ADP the DET child NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Christians Christian PROPN Number=Plur 2 believe nsubj 2 believe believe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 4 needs nsubj 4 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 believe ccomp 5 forgiveness forgiveness NOUN Number=Sing 4 needs obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 parent punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 parent det 8 parent parent NOUN Number=Sing 5 forgiveness conj 9 no no ADV _ 10 less advmod 10 less less ADV Degree=Cmp 4 needs advmod 11 than than ADP _ 13 child case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 child det 13 child child NOUN Number=Sing 10 less obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 believe present Christians vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 need present everyone forgiveness and the parent less property vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot forgiveness=Theme
Option 3 It's weird, because grown-ups never make mistakes
nsubj cop punct mark amod punct nsubj advmod conj obj root It PRON 's AUX weird ADJ , PUNCT because SCONJ grown VERB - PUNCT ups NOUN never ADV make VERB mistakes NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 weird nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 weird cop 3 weird weird ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 10 make punct 5 because because SCONJ _ 10 make mark 6 grown grow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 ups amod 7 - - PUNCT _ 6 grown punct 8 ups up NOUN Number=Plur 10 make nsubj 9 never never ADV PronType=Neg 10 make advmod 10 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 weird conj 11 mistakes mistake NOUN Number=Plur 10 make obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present It weird property tree rules 2 grow participle vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 not make present grown ups mistakes vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mistake=Product
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice Only teachers say sorry to children
advmod nsubj ccomp case obl root Only ADV teachers NOUN say VERB sorry ADJ to ADP children NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Only only ADV _ 2 teachers advmod 2 teachers teacher NOUN Number=Plur 3 say nsubj 3 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 sorry sorry ADJ Degree=Pos 3 say ccomp 5 to to ADP _ 6 children case 6 children child NOUN Number=Plur 3 say obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert present teachers children vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to child=Recipient
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